Staten Island's bowling centers have produced some of the best junior keglers in the city. The evidence is the borough's dominance the past decade or so against city competition at the high school level. Simply put, they almost always win.Advance File Photo

When Advance high school bowling writer Michael Anderson checked in with the sports desk at the Advance and revealed that both the PSAL boys' and girls' bowling city championships would be all-Isand finals, I didn't flinch.

As a matter of fact, I yawned.

That's because it seems to be a yearly happening around these parts.

Even more impressive was that seven of the eight boys' and girls' teams in the PSAL semifinals hailed from Staten Island.

And with the best junior bowling programs this side of the Mississippi, it should come as no surprise that Staten Island keeps producing the top junior keglers around.

So Thursday afternoon when the four Island teams -- McKee/Staten Island Tech and Susan Wagner for the boys and Tottenville and New Dorp for the girls -- show up at Maple Lanes in Brooklyn at 4 p.m. to declare a winner in each division, Staten Island can't possibly lose.